Wed 29 July 2026: Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) announced on Wednesday that it has formally charged Telegram founder Pavel Durov with aiding terrorist activities and has begun procedures to place him on the international wanted list. According to the FSB, Durov is being investigated under Article 205.1, Part 1.1 of Russia’s Criminal Code, which […]
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Wed 29 July 2026: This year, a series of rallies organised by neo-Nazi groups in Australian cities sparked public outrage and concern about the extreme right. Yet, some media coverage of the rallies downplayed the role neo-Nazis played in what they called “anti-immigration rallies”. Other commentators misrepresented statistics on net migration. Politicians, meanwhile, traded barbs about who was to blame for […]
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Tue 28 July 2026: “Good weekend?” “Bit hot today, isn’t it!” “Back in the office again…” We rely on small talk like this, and being good at it is even seen as a mark of conversational competence. Yet its content can feel superficial. Once you notice formulaic expressions such as “how are you” aren’t asking the question genuinely, this sort […]
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Tue 28 July 2026: A documentary about a primary school in the West Bank follows children under occupation and the couple who run it even as Israel’s war persists. At one point in the documentary, House of Hope, the protagonist, Manar Wahhab, breaks down in a classroom corner in the school she founded with her […]
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Tue 28 July 2026: Amazon has applied to US regulators for approval to deploy up to 5,105 satellites to power a direct-to-device communications network, according to a filing with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). The proposed system would integrate Amazon’s existing infrastructure with the satellites and wireless spectrum of Globalstar. Amazon announced in April that […]
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Tue 28 July 2026: Johnson & Johnson (J&J) has agreed to pay $5.5bn to settle tens of thousands of lawsuits in the United States that allege its discontinued talc-based baby powder caused ovarian cancer. The pharmaceutical giant made the announcement on Monday, saying it covers about 69,000 cases in US federal and state courts, accounting […]
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Tue 28 July 2026: It has been an eventful week for me in the world of Facebook politics. Firstly, two things crossed my screen within days of each other, and together they said something about the state of the African mind that deeply troubled me, and that I have not been able to shake. The […]
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Mon 27 July 2026: Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa has revealed that Damascus is actively working to reach a security agreement with Israel with the participation of several countries. Speaking in an exclusive interview on Al Jazeera’s Al Muqabala programme, the full interview, to be broadcast at 19:00 GMT, al-Sharaa said he hopes the deal with Israel […]
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Mon 27 July 2026: Joshi has been a member of the cabinet since 2019 and is seen as close to powerful PM Modi. Pralhad Joshi has been appointed as India’s education minister after weeks-long protests over an exam leak scandal led to the resignation of Dharmendra Pradhan. Pradhan’s departure, which came on Saturday, was one of […]
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Mon 27 July 2026: As artificial intelligence and robotics continue to evolve, 2026 is emerging as a landmark year for humanoid robots, with manufacturers moving beyond prototypes into large-scale production and real-world deployment. Industry data indicates that humanoid robots are no longer confined to research laboratories. Instead, they are being introduced into workplaces where the […]
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